National
President of Sri Lanka
- Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති
- Tamil: இலங்கை ஜனாதிபதி
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected
- Exact method
- Elected by the people for a five-year term by a nationwide vote under the preferential (alternative-vote) system: if no candidate has over 50% of valid votes, voters' second and third preferences for the top two candidates are counted (Constitution, Articles 30-31). Last election 21 September 2024.
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake since September 2024 Report Source: en.wikipedia.org, checked
Next vote
- Must be held by August 2029 (no fixed date) General election
Sources
- parliament.lk · checked Parliament of Sri Lanka, Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (consolidated), read 2026-10-12: how each office is chosen (Arts. 30-31, 43-44, 64, 96-99A, 107, 154B). Ministry names from the Directory of Members listing. For: President of Sri Lanka
- parliament.lk · checked Parliament of Sri Lanka Sinhala and Tamil pages (parliament.lk/si, /ta), read 2026-10-12: standard Sinhala and Tamil terms for the institutions and offices. For: President of Sri Lanka in Sinhala, President of Sri Lanka in Tamil
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Fallback: Wikipedia (Anura Kumara Dissanayake; Harini Amarasuriya), read 2026-10-12, because the Presidential Secretariat and PM Office pages did not list swearing-in dates; Parliament's Directory lists Dr. Harini Amarasuriya as Prime Minister. For: Anura Kumara Dissanayake, current term
- parliament.lk · checked Constitution Arts. 30-31, 62(2), 70: dates derived as legal latest dates (not announced). First sitting of the 10th Parliament 21 Nov 2024; president took office 23 Sep 2024. For: General election, August 22, 2029